Foreign cannabis, worth about $7.5 million, was seized during a Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) operation at Backstreet Grove, East Bank Demerara. Acting on intelligence received, officers intercepted a male suspect carrying a container, in which fifteen brick-like parcels of foreign cannabis, commonly known as “poppy” or “creepy,” were discovered. Denzel Crawford, 27, of Grove Housing...

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See below full release from Republic Bank:  Following its massive mortgage announcement in February 2026 of 5% for loans up to 60 million in February 2026 Republic Bank (Guyana) Limited is again proud to announce the Republic Mortgage Move. This is another strategic update to its residential mortgage offerings to ensure access to finance and...

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Members of the public will be able to access information from the soon-to-be established sex offenders’ registry through a formal request system, as the government moves closer to implementing amendments to the country’s sexual offences legislation. The clarification was provided by Minister of Human Services and Social Security, Dr. Vindhya Persaud, on Monday during the...

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…as country inches closer to repaying Exxon By Davina Bagot (Kaieteur News) – As Guyana inches nearer to repaying ExxonMobil for its investments in the Stabroek Block, the country can begin receiving 50% profits instead of 12.5%. This would significantly increase revenue flow to the country, by as much as four times its current share – […]

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…while Guyana govt. bent on sanctity of contract with Exxon (Kaieteur News) – The Senegalese government headed by the youngest democratically elected President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, has terminated the concessions for several oil blocks, to cater for reviews to and renegotiations of the contracts governing them. According to an article carried by sceneweb.com on Saturday May […]

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(Kaieteur News) – Interim President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, Delcy Rodriguez on Monday reaffirmed that the country’s position on the Guyana border controversy will not change, despite the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in determining the issue. Rodriguez addressed the world court on the final day of oral submissions on the Guyana /Venezuela border […]

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